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Jan 1 – Jan 31 all-day
The 2015 Oratorical Conference theme for the Antiochian Archdiocese has been announced as the “100th Anniversary of the Falling Asleep of Saint Raphael.” Bishop Raphael (Hawaweeny), much beloved by the American Syrian community he served during the early years of Orthodoxy on the North American continent, reposed in 1915 and was canonized in 2000 as St. Raphael of Brooklyn. This year’s Creative Arts, Bible Bowl, and Oratorical Festivals held across the U.S. and Canada will feature his life and legacy. For more information: http://www.antiochian.org/2015-festivals-commemorate-anniversary-st-raphaels-repose
Jan 10 @ 11:00 am – Jan 31 @ 1:00 pm
We need people each week to come serve meals. Please join Orthodox Christians from around Southern California as we serve those most in need in our community. The Center is providing the meal. Saturdays at the Park. For more information: http://oc.focusna.org/
Jan 21 – Jan 31 all-day
The Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary USA (ESBVM USA) exists to advance the study of Mary, the Mother of Christ, in Christian biblical and spiritual perspectives, and in the light of such study, to promote ecumenical interchange and prayer. Its aim is to show that in Mary, Christians of many traditions may find a focus in their search for unity. http://www.otsamerica.org/otsanews/announcements.php
Jan 23 – Jan 27 all-day
This year’s St. Herman Conference will be held in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With the blessings of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion and His Eminence Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal the Kursk-Root Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God will arrive accompanied by His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan. Many thought provoking lectures and workshops are planned. The hierarchal services will be magnificent and sung by the Youth Choir. The conference will be hosted at the Marriott Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto. The conference will take place in the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel and the Holy Trinity Cathedral. For more information: http://sthermanconference.com/
Jan 24 – Jan 31 all-day
Slavyanka is the name that the early Russian settlers in California gave to the river that is today known as the Russian River. The Slavyanka Male Chorus was formed in 1979 by several former members of the Yale Russian Chorus. Membership has varied from fifteen to thirty men, all with other primary occupations ranging from business and the trades to law, science and medicine. The chorus toured the former Soviet Union in 1986, 1989 and 1999, where it performed for historically its largest and most appreciative audiences. The Slavyanka Russian Chorus regularly presents a cappella concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area and California. The repertoire is drawn mostly from Russian sources: Orthodox liturgical, Russian and other Slavic folk and composed music. It includes compositions by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and a host of less well-known purveyors of the Slavic soul in song. For more information: http://slavyanka.org/
Jan 28 – Jan 31 all-day
2015 Pastoral Challenges in Marriage Conference–Oneness: Protecting & Growing the Blessed Communion Theme: “Oneness: Protecting & Growing the Blessed Communion” For more information: http://uol.orthodoxws.com/images/uoc0128-MarriageConference.png
Jan 29 – Jan 31 all-day
Topic: ” Oneness in Marriage: Growing and Protecting the Blessed Communion”. The Conference is s ponsored by the Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, San Francisco Metropolis. For more details visit: www.family.goarch.org or http://www.goarch.org/archdiocese/departments/family/events/marriage_conference_2014
Jan 30 @ 6:00 pm – Jan 31 @ 2:30 pm
Falling Asleep in the Lord: An Orthodox Perspective on Dying, Death and Grief Please download the flyer for more information.
Jan 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
His Grace Nicholas (Ozone), auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn for the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA), will be the guest speaker for the 32nd Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture. Bishop Nicholas will be speaking on “The Life and Ministry of St. Raphael of Brooklyn.” In 2015 the Antiochian Archdiocese will mark the 100th anniversary of the beloved saint’s repose with a year-long series of events commemorating the milestone. For more information: http://www.svots.edu/events/2015-schmemann-lecture
Jan 31 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Northwest Regional Conference Theme: Building Stronger Families in Today’s World” Men, women, middle and high school age youth welcome. Lunch provided, and childcare provided upon request.
Jan 31 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Feb 1 – Feb 28 all-day
The exhibition illustrates the Christian traditions of the East African nation, Ethiopia. It features 60 small scale icons triptychs, larger icons and illuminated manuscripts. There will also be several cast- brass hand-held processional/benediction crosses with intricate designs for the Museum’s own collection as well as some small pendant/pectoral crosses worn by priest as part of their sacred vestments. The Museum has a small collection of icons and stone carved triptych which will be on display. The dates of the icons and objects range from the 16th century to the present. Ethiopian iconography is closely related to the simplified Coptic version of Late Antique and Byzantine Christian art. It is typified by stylized, graphically bold figures with large, almond-shaped, eyes. Colors are usually bright and vivid. The majority of paintings are religious in nature, often decorating church walls and bibles. From the 16th century, Roman Catholic church art and European art[...]
Feb 3 – Feb 6 all-day
Feb 3 – Feb 5 all-day
Speakers: Sam Noble, Matthew Namee & Fr. Christopher Morris DOWAMA’S 43rd Annual Clergy Brotherhood Retreat will be held at the Spiritual Life Center in Wichita, Kansas during the Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple, Tuesday-Friday, February 3rd-6th, 2015. Since February 27th, 2015 will mark the centenary of the repose of the patron saint of our Clergy Brotherhood St. Raphael of Brooklyn, DOWAMA will inaugurate the centennial year at the Clergy Brotherhood Retreat, which will focus on St. Raphael’s life, ministry and legacy. The featured guest speaker will be Samuel Noble, well known for his blog “Notes on Arab Orthodoxy” and the newly published book he co-authored with Alexander Treiger The Orthodox Church in the Arab World 700-1700: An Anthology of Sources. Mr Noble, who has done extensive research on St. Raphael and translated all of the saint’s handwritten homilies from Arabic into English, received his B.A.[...]
Feb 3 – Feb 5 all-day
Theme: “What is your mission?” Speaker: Fr. John Reeves Schedule: The retreat begins on Tuesday the 3rd at Noon with a Deli Buffet and Opening Moleben at 3:30 pm, and ends on Thursday the 5th mid-afternoon. For more information: http://www.dowoca.org/news_141205_1.html
Feb 3 @ 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm
In collaboration with The Axion Estin Foundation, St. Vladimir’s Seminary is offering another exceptional continuing education extension course on Byzantine Chant spring semester, under the expert instruction of Eleftherios Eleftheriadis. Mr. Eleftheriadis is Axion Estin Foundation’s inaugural Artist in Residence, and is highly regarded as the Protopsaltis of St. Nicholas Shrine Church in Flushing, NY. He previously served on the faculty of the Music School of Thessaloniki, Greece. The course is open to seminarians and the general public, and will be held Tuesday evenings, beginning February 3, 2015, on the seminary campus.
Feb 5 – Feb 8 all-day
Feb 6 – Feb 8 all-day
Theme: “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth” This conference is being held in honour of Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia who in September 2014 celebrates his eightieth birthday. He has been Chairman of the Friends of Mount Athos since the society’s foundation in 1990 and its President since 2000. Variously referred to as ‘the voice of Orthodoxy in the West’, ‘the closest approximation to an Athonite elder outside Athos’, and ‘the leading theologian in the Orthodox Church today’, Bishop Kallistos stands for many different things for many different people, but for every one of us he is a very special person. In its silver jubilee year the society calls on its members to join together in saluting the contribution of its internationally renowned leader and to listen to a series of presentations by his former students, colleagues, and friends. For more information: http://orthodoxlondon.org/2014/12/03/rightly-dividing-the-word-of-truth/
Feb 6 @ 5:00 pm – Feb 8 @ 12:30 pm
The Church in her wisdom has assigned each of the seasons of the year a period of fasting and re-orienting the soul to the “one thing needful” and of the Fasts the richest is undoubtedly that of Great Lent – the period before the feast of Pascha. Presenter: Fr. James Jorgenson, “The Emergence of the Liturgical Cycle and the Development of Lent and Holy Week” Join us as Fr. James guides us in looking more closely at the beauty and depth of the mind of the Church in the her services during this period known as the “springtime of the soul”. This is an open retreat. To register or for more information, please check the monstery webpage. More information: http://dowoca.org/news_141105_1.html
Feb 7 – Feb 8 all-day
The St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary’s Mission Choir will join Holy Ghost Orthodox Church in Ambridge, Pa to celebrate Vespers and the Divine Liturgy. Following Liturgy on Sunday, refreshments will be served and the members of Mission Choir will introduce themselves and have the opportunity to meet with parishioners. Additional details will follow. For more information: http://www.stots.edu/news_141110_1.html
Feb 7 – Feb 8 all-day
Theme: “The City a Desert: Living the Life of the Desert in the Midst of the World” This fourth suite of regional February symposia will address the way that “the city may become a desert” — that is, a fruitful place for life-changing, deep spirtiuality and the Life in Christ. As always, our symposia bring together leading Orthodox lecturers (see this year’s speakers for Riverside and for San Francisco), celebration of the Divine Services, panel discussions, opportunities for fellowship and many other dimensions that make these weekends important and prayerful events. Open to all: Participation in this symposium is open to everyone, of every background. For more information: http://www.sforthodoxinstitute.org/conferences/114-riverside-2015/358-riverside-symposium
Feb 7 all-day
Feb 9 – Feb 12 all-day
Dr. Christopher Veniamin, Professor of Patristics at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, will be giving a Lecture for Metropolitan Nikitas (Lulias) of Dardanellia to the students of Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI). The PAOI is a member school of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkley, CA. For more information: http://www.orthodoxinstitute.org/ FForor more information:
Feb 13 – Feb 14 all-day
Theme: “Truth, Goodness, Beauty will save us” Speakers: Fr. Alexis Kouri & Others The Climacus Conference 2015 will seek to defend beauty. Thus, we will first attempt to define beauty, particularly on philosophical grounds. After all, we discern beauty in physical objects and abstract ideas, in nature and art, in animals and things, and in people, qualities, and actions. What is this property of beauty present in all of these things? What is the status of beauty as an ultimate value? Next we will consider the aesthetics of some particular beautiful things—such as church buildings, poems, icons, paintings, and music. Thirdly, we will consider some of the intellectual disciplines—philosophy, theology, literature, et al.—and their interaction with aesthetics. Finally, we will consider the practice of aesthetics—the redemptive and salvific role of beauty in our lives. For more information: http://www.climacusconference.org/
Feb 13 @ 7:00 pm – Feb 16 @ 2:00 pm
Pack your snow boots, winter parka, hat, scarf and Sunday best as we prepare for Winter Camp. If you are in the range of grades 7-12, join us for Winter Camp where we will hear amazing talks from Deacon Nicholas Belcher (Dean of Students at Holy Cross Seminary and Hellenic College); a cycle of liturgical services; fun and fellowship. For more information or to register visit our Winter Camp page, forms page, and Winter Camp Staff page. Also: http://www.avcamp.org/
Feb 14 – Feb 16 all-day
Feb 14 – Feb 16 all-day
Theme: “How Do I Know the Voice of God?” All youth 7th grade – 12th grade are invited! Registration for the upcoming Orthodox Christian Winter Youth Retreat is now open. We are excited about using a new camp facility for this retreat – Camp Berachah! There are some great features of this camp, such as ropes challenge course, indoor swimming pool, and a cozy meeting room with a stone fireplace great for listening to our speaker who can relate well to the youth. For more information: http://stpaul-orthodox.org/registration.pdf
Feb 14 – Feb 15 all-day
Theme: “The City a Desert: Living the Life of the Desert in the Midst of the World” The Sts. Cyril & Athanasius Institute is pleased to announce its fourth set of regional symposia, on the theme of The City a Desert: Living the Life of the Desert in the Midst of the World, to take place both in Southern California (Riverside, near LA) from 7th-8th February, and in Northern California (San Francisco) from 14th-15th February 2015. This fourth suite of regional February symposia will address the way that “the city may become a desert” — that is, a fruitful place for life-changing, deep spirtiuality and the Life in Christ. As always, our symposia bring together leading Orthodox lecturers (see this year’s speakers for Riverside and for San Francisco), celebration of the Divine Services, panel discussions, opportunities for fellowship and many other dimensions that make these weekends important and prayerful events. For more information:[...]
Feb 14 @ 9:00 am – Feb 21 @ 10:00 am
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2015 Where: Manzanita Kitchen & Events on 4232 Fowler Ln #101 Diamond Springs, CA 95619 (map) Theme: “Spirituality and Organized Religion” Speaker: Sr. Vassa Larin (ROCOR nun & liturgiologist at the University of Vienna, Austria) Date: Saurday, February 21, 2015 Where: St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church on 4949 Alton Parkway Irvine, CA 92604 (map) Speaker: Sr. Vassa Larin (ROCOR nun & liturgiologist at the University of Vienna, Austria) For more information: https://www.facebook.com/CoffeeWithSisterVassa
